Civil liberties is the name given to freedoms that protect the individual from government. Civil liberties set limits for government so that it would not abuse its power and interfere with the lives of its citizens. See also civil rights and human rights

Basic civil liberties include freedom of assembly, freedom of religion, and freedom of speech. There are also the rights to due process, to a fair trial, to privacy, and to self defence. Many of the world's democracies, most especially the United States and Europe, have constitutions, that guarantee civil liberties, and democratic states have assumed responsibility for the protection of such civil liberties, unlike authoritarian states. Disputes also arise in more about other certain issues, whether they should be considered civil liberties at all, and, if so, whether they should be protected. Controversial examples include reproductive rights, same-sex marriage, and possession of guns. Furthermore, even civil liberties that are legally protected have sometimes been abrogated, especially in time of war.

Civil liberties by country

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The European Convention on Human Rights, to which most European countries, including all of the European Union, belong, lists a number of civil liberties. France's 1789 Declaration of the Rights of Man and of the Citizen listed many civil liberties and is of constitutional force.

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AlainaPartlo12 (Alaina Partlow) Sat, 02 Jan 2010 00:28:43 -0000
Mark Tapscott What is Barack Obama doing UPDATED Why Interpol Mr ...: Some distressing civil liberties question.. http://bit.ly/8SVtwo
Mark Tapscott What is Barack Obama doing UPDATED Why Interpol Mr ...: Some distressing civil liberties question.. http://bit.ly/8SVtwo
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Mark Tapscott What is Barack Obama doing UPDATED Why Interpol Mr ...: Some distressing civil liberties question.. http://bit.ly/8SVtwo
Civil Rights and Liberties, World Care and Kindess to All, Peace and Hope - A Wish For The New Decade.
latitiadelaine (LaTitia DeLaine ) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:56:37 -0000
Civil Rights and Liberties, World Care and Kindess to All, Peace and Hope - A Wish For The New Decade.
@ByrneTofferings @Nick_Red why is it a silly comparison? Both *may* solve crime & both *may* infringe on civil liberties!
bencooper86 (Ben Cooper) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:51:34 -0000
@ByrneTofferings @Nick_Red why is it a silly comparison? Both *may* solve crime & both *may* infringe on civil liberties!
@ByrneTofferings IMO it's a contrast. You have a strange jacked up notion of civil liberties that places freedom from having your genetic...
nick_red (Nicolas Redfern) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:50:26 -0000
@ByrneTofferings IMO it's a contrast. You have a strange jacked up notion of civil liberties that places freedom from having your genetic...
@BenCooper86 @byrnetofferings profiling infringes civil liberties, a DNA database does not.
nick_red (Nicolas Redfern) Fri, 01 Jan 2010 23:48:07 -0000
@BenCooper86 @byrnetofferings profiling infringes civil liberties, a DNA database does not.

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